"Don't Hang Up" is a 1962 hit single produced by Cameo-Parkway Records and performed by the American R&B music group The Orlons. The song is also credited under the Ariola Records label. The song was a number-four hit on the Billboard Pop chart and reached number three on its R&B chart. One of the group's biggest songs during their career, the song achieved notoriety again in the 1990s, when it was included in the 1993 family comedy film Dennis the Menace. "Don't Hang Up" remains an icon of the early 1960s era of popular music. The Orlons are an American R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1960.They received gold discs for the million selling achievements of three of their singles. In 2010, the Orlons became one of first US Top 100-charting groups to have a career spanning 50 years. The quartet consisted of lead singer Rosetta Hightower (born June 23, 1944), Shirley Brickley (born December 9, 1944), Marlena Davis (born October 4, 1944) and Stephen Caldwell (born November 22, 1942). Before they became the Orlons, they were an all-girl quintet called Audrey and the Teenettes. They formed in the late 1950s in junior high school and consisted of Hightower, Davis, and three Brickley sisters: Shirley, Jean, and Audrey. However, after the Brickleys' mother did not permit 13-year-old Audrey to sing in certain clubs with the group, she and Jean quit, making the group a trio. In high school, the group's three remaining members discovered fellow student Stephen .... + Informações

Dance-crazed America had no problem liking "The Wah Watusi" during the summer of '62 including actor Steve McQueen and Lynda Byrd Johnson (pictured dancing The Watusi in the video). The Orlons were a vocal quartet from Philadelphia led by Shirley Brickley who first hit it big with this tune peaking at #2 during June of 1962.. + Informações

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ROSE TO #3 IN 1963. LYRICS: Where do all the hippies meet? (South Street, South Street) Where the dancin is elite (South Street, South Street) Side by side we're loose and neat When we're stompin down the street Hurry down, baby she's the hippest street in town!(Oh baby) Meet me, on South Street, oh yeah, hurry on down Come on now, meet me on South Street The hippist street in town Well you take West Street, East Street, North Avenue (Cause I know) South Street's the best street To have a ball with you Do you hear that groovy beat? (South Street, South Street) Don't it make you move your feet? (South Street, South Street) Everybody gathers round Cause they dig that crazy sound Now hurry down, baby she's the hippest street in town (Oh baby) Meet me on South Street, (come on) oh yeah, hurry on down Come on now, meet me on South Street, the hippist street in town (Well you take) West Street, East Street, North Avenue (Cause I know) South Street's the best street To have a ball with you Instrumental Repeat Above Verse. + Informações

Artist - The Orlons (1962) If anyone wants to learn the dance "Watusi" click below. www.ehow.com Artist - The Orlons Song - Wah-Watusi (Lyrics) Wah, wah-a Watusi C'mon and take a chance and get-a with this dance Wah, wah-a Watusi Oh, baby, it's the dance made-a for romance (shoo-bop, shoo-bop, ahh) Baby, baby, when you do The Twist Never, never do you get yourself kissed 'cause you're always dancin' far apart The Watusi, girl, is-a really smart Wah-a, wah, wah-a Watusi C'mon and take a chance and get-a with this dance (shoo-bop, shoo-bop, ahh) Baby, baby, when you do The Fly Your arms are wasted wavin' in the sky Come on and hold me like a lover should The Watusi makes you feel so good Wah-a, wah, wah-a Watusi Oh, baby, it's the dance made-a for romance Yay!! (shoo-bop, shoo-bop, ahh) Baby, baby, that's the way it goes Nothing happens when you Mash Potatoes I just gotta fall in love with you Watusi is the dance to do Wah-a, wah, wah-a Watusi C'mon and take a chance and get-a with this dance Wah, wah-a Watusi FADE Oh, baby, it's the dance made-a for romance. + Informações

www.ghostcapital.blogspot.com. The Orlons, "Mama Didn't Lie", rom the album Not Me. Cameo 1963.. + Informações

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Record reached Billboards Top 40 on November 3, 1962.. + Informações

Rosetta Hightower was the lead singer of The Orlons on this storming Northern Soul classic. She emigrated to England in the 1960s from Philadelphia, and married Ian Green, who was the arranger on Timi Yuro's legendary anthem, "It'll Never Be Over For Me". We needed to film The Orlons for The Strange World Of Northern Soul, so Rosetta, as original lead singer, put a new group together. The Orlons specialty was fun filled dances tunes, making them one of the most popular groups to ever come out of Philadelphia. Originally called Audrey and the Teenetts, the group was formed in the Fifties as a quintet, consisting of sisters Audrey, Jean and Shirley Brickley along with Rosetta Hightower and Marlena Davis. When Mrs. Brickley refused to let Audrey, the youngest, sing with the others in one of Philadelphia's small clubs, she and sister Jean quit the group. Rosetta, Shirley, and Marlena continued singing at Overland High School where they were heard by fellow student Stephan Caldwell, who sang with a local group called the Romeos. Caldwell brought his deep baritone voice to the girls attention and was invited to join the group. In the fall of 1961, the Orlons auditioned for Kal Mann and were signed to record for Cameo Records. A&R director Dave Appell started writing songs for the group and decided to feature Rosetta's strong voice on lead. The Orlons' first single "I'll Be True" generated little interest, as did their early 1962 follow-up, "Happy Birthday 21". The Orlons also .... + Informações

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excellent classic soul hit great vocal. + Informações

The Orlons were an American R&B group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that formed in 1960. They received gold discs for the million selling achievements of three of their singles. In 2010, the Orlons became one of first US Top 100-charting groups to have a career spanning 50 years. The quartet consisted of lead singer Rosetta Hightower (born June 23, 1944), Shirley Brickley (born December 9, 1944), Marlena Davis (born October 4, 1944) and Stephen Caldwell (born November 22, 1942). Before they became the Orlons, they were an all-girl quintet called Audrey and the Teenettes. They formed in the late 1950s in junior high school and consisted of Hightower, Davis, and three Brickley sisters: Shirley, Jean, and Audrey. However, after the Brickleys' mother did not permit 13-year-old Audrey to sing in certain clubs with the group, she and Jean quit, making the group a trio. In high school, the group's three remaining members discovered fellow student Stephen Caldwell, who was lead singer of a local group called the Romeos. Impressed, they invited him to join the group in 1960 and named themselves the Orlons as a tongue-in-cheek nod to the friendly rivalry they had with a popular group at their high school, the Cashmeres. (Orlon was a brand name for the widely used synthetic fibre acrylic.) A high school friend, Dovells lead singer Len Barry, encouraged them to audition for Cameo-Parkway Records at the turn of the decade. The group took his advice in the fall of 1961, but were .... + Informações

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A little noisy. Record from 1962.. + Informações

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No one can top Wanda Young Roger's sweet & plaintive lead on The Marvelettes classic hit, but these two artists certainly give it a try. Comparison versions of the song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier and Freddie Gorman.. + Informações

The Orlons - I ain't coming back - Northern Soul. + Informações

Philadelphia's Orlons broke on the music scene during the summer of '62 with "The Wah Watusi" and then followed it up with "Don't Hang Up" which went to #4 on the pop charts during the fall of that year.. + Informações

Great scarce track by The Orlons, more famously known for their hits, "Don't Hang Up", "South Street" and "Wah Wahtussi".. + Informações

The Orlons- Not Me.. + Informações

The Orlons were Shirley Brickley, Rosetta Hightower, Marlena Davis and Stephen Caldwell, all teenagers when they formed the band.It is mind-boggling that these albums ,,"Tonight" has male lead vocals. Who knew that Stephen Caldwell sang lead at all in this band? It's a great song, with a nice early rock and roll beat and some cool flourishes on the saxophone.Kal Mann Wrote Songs For The Orlons"Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" was written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell. Kal Mann was co-founder of Cameo-Parkway (along with Bernie Lowe), and he wrote or co-wrote a lot of songs for The Orlons."I'll Be True" was also written by Kal Mann. This song was the band's first single, released in 1961. It's about a girl singing to her boy who is a soldier, saying she'll be true to him until he returns."The Wah-Watusi""The Wah-Watusi," the title track, was also a single for The Orlons. It was their third single, released in 1962, and it reached #2 on the US pop chart. This song was also written by Kal Mann and Dave Appell. It's a fun dance song with great fills on drums.. + Informações

What a haunting sound. I can't say it's better than Dionne Warwick's but damn, this is good.. + Informações